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 Local  Government  Leadership  Academy    

Leadership  Forum        

 Reconcilia)on  in  Ac)on:  

TRC  94  Calls  to  AcBon  

Reconcilia)on  Canada        

 •  A  catalyst  for  social  change    •  Building  new  rela)onships  among  Indigenous  peoples  and  all  Canadians  based  on:  

• openness  • understanding  • dignity,  and    • hope  

A  New  Way  Forward            

 To  ‘reconcile’    is  to  weave  a  stronger  and  more  vibrant  social  fabric,  based  on  the  unique  and  diverse  strengths  of  all  peoples  in  Canada.        

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A  New  Way  Forward        

•  Applying  a  ‘lens’  of  reconciliaBon    •  Internal  review  of  relaBonships  with:  municipal  staff,  Urban  Aboriginal  populaBon,  local  First  NaBon(s),  neighbouring  municipaliBes,  etc.  

•  Internal  culture          and  values      ReconciliaBon  Canada    Toolkits  available  at:    reconciliaBoncanada.ca    

The  City  of  Vancouver  is  embracing  reconcilia)on  for  meaningful  change  

•  On February 26, 2013 Council endorses the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

•  Council proclaims June 21, 2013 to June 20, 2014 as the Year of Reconciliation in the City of Vancouver.

•  On June 25, 2014 Council acknowledges that Vancouver is on the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

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…The  process  of  reconciliaBon  is  not  the  act  of  one  year,  and  indeed  may  not  be  the  act  of  one  generaBon.  It  is  a  long  term  effort  that  takes  seriously  the  responsibility  of  creaBng  systemic  change  and  new  relaBons  based  on  mutual  understanding  and  

respect;    

…Therefore  be  it  resolved  that  Council  reaffirm  its  commitment  to  designaBng  Vancouver  a  City  of  ReconciliaBon.  

July  8,  2014    

City  of  ReconciliaBon  Framework    Cultural  Competency      EffecBve  Decision-­‐Making                Strengthening  Partnerships  

City  Council  took  the  extraordinary  step  to  designate  Vancouver  as  a  City  of  Reconcilia)on…    

   

On  June  23rd  2015  Council  passed  a  moBon  staBng  “many  of  the  recommendaBons  in  the  TRC  Final  Report  are  acBonable  by  the  City.    

THEREFORE  BE  IT  RESOLVED    A.  That  staff  report  back  to  Council  no  later  than  September  30,  2015,  with  

recommendaBons  on  how  to  move  forward  on  the  acBons  recommended  by  the  TRC  which  are  within  the  City’s  jurisdicBon  to  act.  

B.  That  Council  request  the  VSB,  VPD,  and  VPL  consider  a  similar  review  of  the  TRC  recommendaBons.    

The  City  responded  to  the  TRC  Calls  to  Ac)on  

There  are  94  recommendaBons  within  the  TRC  Calls  to  AcBon  final  report.        Our  analysis  has  idenBfied  27  as  acBonable  areas  for  the  City  to  move  forward  on.  

The  TRC  Calls  to  AcBon  that  align  with  the  City’s  work  can  be  summarized  under  three  themes:      1.  Healthy  CommuniBes  and  Wellness  2.  Achieving  Indigenous  Human  Rights  and  RecogniBon  3.  Advancing  Awareness,  Knowledge,  and  Capacity  

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Small  Table  Dialogue  

• What  are  key  values  that  our  local  governments  have  that  can  support  reconcilia5on?  

• What  is  the  first  step  towards  reconcilia5on  that  we  can  take  as  a  local  government?  

 Thank  you!